The Fall of Man

 The Temptation (Genesis 3:1-5):

The serpent, described as "more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made," approaches Eve. He cunningly questions God's command, asking, "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"

Eve responds by stating that they may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but of the "tree which is in the midst of the garden," God has commanded, "Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."

The serpent then directly contradicts God, saying to Eve, "Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

The Sin (Genesis 3:6):

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."

The Immediate Consequences (Genesis 3:7-13):

Immediately after they ate, "the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons."

Later, "they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden."

God calls out to Adam, asking "Where art thou?" Adam replies that he heard God's voice, was afraid because he was naked, and hid himself.

God then asks, "Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"

Adam blames Eve, saying, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat."

God then turns to Eve and asks, "What is this that thou hast done?" Eve blames the serpent, saying, "The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."

The Curses and Expulsion (Genesis 3:14-24):

God then pronounces curses upon the serpent, Eve, and Adam. The serpent is cursed to crawl on its belly and eat dust. Eve is cursed with increased pain in childbirth and her desire will be for her husband, who will rule over her. Adam is cursed with toil and hardship in working the ground, which will bring forth thorns and thistles, and he will eat bread "in the sweat of thy face, till thou return unto the ground."

Finally, God makes coats of skins for Adam and Eve to clothe them. Then, because "the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil," and to prevent them from eating of the tree of life and living forever in their fallen state, the LORD God sends them forth from the Garden of Eden. Cherubims and a flaming sword are placed at the east of the garden to guard the way to the tree of life.